Dr. Jonathan “Jon” Komar earned his MD from the Wayne State Medical School in Detroit, Michigan, in 1999. Board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, and in pain medicine, he currently serves as physician consultant for OptiMed Solutions, a clinical and business optimization consulting service he founded in Scottsdale, Arizona, for medical practices that use electronic health records. Outside the office, Jon Komar enjoys spending time outdoors with his family, enjoying such activities as geocaching, camping, and hiking.
There’s no shortage of hiking trails and camping spots in the area around Scottsdale. One of the more popular trails in the area is the Tom Thumb trail in the McDowell Mountain Range, a relatively short hike at 4 miles but considered difficult because of the 1,236-foot gain in elevation, the rocky trailbed, and the lack of shade. However, hikers enjoy panoramic vistas of the southern portion of the McDowell Range and the city of Phoenix year-round. Just to the east of Scottsdale, the Usery Mountain Regional Park is a favorite desert hiking and camping destination. It offers numerous trails of varying lengths and difficulty ratings with magnificent views of the surrounding mountains and plains. All the trails are multi-use, accommodating hikers, mountain bikers, and horseback riding. The park also hosts 73 individual developed campsites which can accommodate campers and RVs, trailers, and tents. Another venue combining hiking and camping is the Lost Dutchman State Park, located at the foot of the Superstition Mountains, in the Sonoran Desert. The park offers stunning landscapes of the desert and the mountains, said to be the location of the fabled Lost Dutchman Gold Mine. Local flora and fauna are plentiful year-round, accentuated by brilliantly colorful wildflowers after spring rainfalls. Several trails lead up into the mountains, some difficult and others moderate or easy.
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